shortly after 1484
Marble with gilding
Overall: 61 x 61 x 13.1 cm (24 x 24 x 5 3/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1928.863
This relief formed part of a public funerary monument in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Milan. The military leader and diplomat humbly kneels in profile before the infant Christ in a naturalistic setting, drawing attention to the Holy Family’s humanity and the deceased man’s reverence.
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